ISLAMABAD: Three female students of International Islamic University Islamabad made it to the television headlines on Saturday as a court bailiff recovered them from the university hostel where they were allegedly confined by the administration.
The university administration however denied the charges strongly, arguing the students were expelled from hostel through disciplinary action, but they opted to lock themselves up in hostel rooms and create the mess through electronic media coverage.
Neelum Jehan, Romana and Hiba were allegedly confined by the hostel administration Friday evening with no food and water, and the bailiff recovered them after more than 18 hours of confinement.
Taking notice of the media reports, district and sessions judge Raja Jawad Abbas appointed a court official as bailiff to recover the girls. The bailiff recovered them and produced the girls and a hostel warden before the judge. Later, the judge directed release of hostel warden Shaista, and announced that the girls have the right to take legal action against the administration.
Talking to media persons, Sher Afzal, counsel for the girls, informed that three girls, including PhD student Neelam Jahan, were locked up in the hostel room as punishment for raising their voice against alleged corruption in hostel mess, lack of facilities and other additional charges by the university administration.
Sher Afzal said these students had been studying in the University since 2007 and there was no complain against them. “Now the administration has just victimised them for raising their voice against the alleged corruption of the administration in hostel mess.” The counsel said that decision of university administration to expel these students was against the principles of justice.
Later in the evening, one of the girls, Neelum Jehan, submitted an application with Sabzi Mandi Police Station against the university officials, including Director General (DG) Gulzar Khawaja, Security Incharge Colonel (r) Amjad Zaman, hostel warden and a security guard. She alleged in her application that university administration tried to kidnap her and detained her in a room for more than 18 hours.
The university administration however rejecting claims of the students, termed the confinement story baseless and a gimmick to gain media attention. IIUI Rector Dr Masoom Yasinzai addressing a press conference after the incident charged that fake stories aired on TV channels damaged the repute of the university. Dr Yasinzai condemned what he termed ‘baseless story’ and took serious exception to the news related to the girls.
He said the three girls were involved in a strike in the university premises on December 23, 2013. The university followed the laid out procedures to expel these students from the university hostels against which they were given temporary relief by a court of law. The university honoured the order of the court and allowed them to stay in their rooms, he said. Eventually, their stay was vacated by the court on February 20, 2014.
The Rector further claimed that the management peacefully approached the students to vacate the rooms in the light of the court orders and university got the possession of their seats peacefully. He said today the accused girls created a drama and broke the locks of their rooms illegally and violated the university laws. One of the girls confined herself in a room with the help of other two and started calling media spreading the fabricated news of the habeas corpus.
The university administration however denied the charges strongly, arguing the students were expelled from hostel through disciplinary action, but they opted to lock themselves up in hostel rooms and create the mess through electronic media coverage.
Neelum Jehan, Romana and Hiba were allegedly confined by the hostel administration Friday evening with no food and water, and the bailiff recovered them after more than 18 hours of confinement.
Taking notice of the media reports, district and sessions judge Raja Jawad Abbas appointed a court official as bailiff to recover the girls. The bailiff recovered them and produced the girls and a hostel warden before the judge. Later, the judge directed release of hostel warden Shaista, and announced that the girls have the right to take legal action against the administration.
Talking to media persons, Sher Afzal, counsel for the girls, informed that three girls, including PhD student Neelam Jahan, were locked up in the hostel room as punishment for raising their voice against alleged corruption in hostel mess, lack of facilities and other additional charges by the university administration.
Sher Afzal said these students had been studying in the University since 2007 and there was no complain against them. “Now the administration has just victimised them for raising their voice against the alleged corruption of the administration in hostel mess.” The counsel said that decision of university administration to expel these students was against the principles of justice.
Later in the evening, one of the girls, Neelum Jehan, submitted an application with Sabzi Mandi Police Station against the university officials, including Director General (DG) Gulzar Khawaja, Security Incharge Colonel (r) Amjad Zaman, hostel warden and a security guard. She alleged in her application that university administration tried to kidnap her and detained her in a room for more than 18 hours.
The university administration however rejecting claims of the students, termed the confinement story baseless and a gimmick to gain media attention. IIUI Rector Dr Masoom Yasinzai addressing a press conference after the incident charged that fake stories aired on TV channels damaged the repute of the university. Dr Yasinzai condemned what he termed ‘baseless story’ and took serious exception to the news related to the girls.
He said the three girls were involved in a strike in the university premises on December 23, 2013. The university followed the laid out procedures to expel these students from the university hostels against which they were given temporary relief by a court of law. The university honoured the order of the court and allowed them to stay in their rooms, he said. Eventually, their stay was vacated by the court on February 20, 2014.
The Rector further claimed that the management peacefully approached the students to vacate the rooms in the light of the court orders and university got the possession of their seats peacefully. He said today the accused girls created a drama and broke the locks of their rooms illegally and violated the university laws. One of the girls confined herself in a room with the help of other two and started calling media spreading the fabricated news of the habeas corpus.
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